Chuck Brown
Committee to develop UNMC’s plans for smoke-free campus
A campus committee has been charged by Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Don Leuenberger to develop a plan to make UNMC a completely smoke-free campus.
Dec 18, 2008
New UNMC microscope first of its kind in the state
A critical new fluorescence microscope and reader now provides researchers at UNMC the ability to capture images of cells and to analyze changes in their size, shape, motility, intensity and other cellular properties.
Dec 18, 2008
Potential hope for treatment of neurological, ocular diseases
A team of UNMC researchers has found that a naturally-occurring enzyme in the human brain can reduce the effects of oxidative stress on brain cells. Oxidative stress is the key factor in damage caused by epilepsy, stroke, dementia and ocular diseases.
Dec 17, 2008
Wellness Wednesday — coping with holiday stress
When I was a kid, I never understood what my parents meant when they talked about holiday stress. The way I saw it, this time of year was awesome! You get neat presents. You get to hang out with your cool older cousins at family gatherings. There’s lots of football on television. What could possibly be so stressful about the holidays?
Dec 17, 2008
And the winners are …
Some expressed their love through poetry. Others chose pictures, songs, or hip-hop. But every entry in the I Love UNMC video contest displayed a certain … well … sense of style, humor and creativity.
Dec 17, 2008
UNMC loses one of its biggest fans
The Omaha news media lost an icon Saturday with the death of Steve Brown, longtime radio talk show host.
Dec 17, 2008
UNMC takes steps to improve science literacy in Nebraska
The U.S. Department of Education released a report earlier this year that showed science literacy levels among American students were lower than they are among students in many other countries.
Dec 16, 2008
Prostate cancer study shows no benefit from selenium, vitamin E
Data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and carried out by the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) at more than 400 sites in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada, show that selenium and vitamin E supplements, taken either alone or together, did not prevent prostate cancer.
Dec 15, 2008
Pfizer official to present special UNeMed seminar
UNeMed will sponsor a special seminar on Thursday at noon in the Durham Research Center Auditorium.
Dec 12, 2008
American Indian health issues, disparities focus of CTR seminar
Health policies and disparities among American Indians will be the focus of the monthly clinical and translational research (CTR) seminar on Monday at noon in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.
Dec 12, 2008